Hose clamp



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M. JUBARTO ET AL HOSE CLAMP Filed March4 8, 1924 Patented Nov. Z5, i924.

intatta MICHAEL II. BARTO ANI) JESS A. FISIE, OF SEATONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

HOSE CLAMP.

Application filed March 8, 1924. Serial No. 697,811.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, MICHAEL J. BARTo a-nd Jess A. F 1STE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Seatonville, in the county of Bureau andVState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHose Clamps; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rIhe invention provides a clamp for securing hose or flexible tubingandV which is adjustable and adapted to be readily applied anddisconnected when required so as to be used again as desired.

The invention provides a clamp which is simple, light, effective andeasily manipulated and which may be used in connection with differentsizes of hose.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to beunderstood that in adapting the same to meet dierent conditions andrequirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the clamp extended,

Figure 2 is an edge view thereof,

Figure 3 is a side view showing the clamp applied, and

Figure 4 is a sectional. view on the line 4e-4; of Figure 3.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

The clamp comprises a strip l of metal which may be of any length, widthand thickness. A portion of the strip l is crimped adjacent an endthereof to form a loop 2 which is apertured to receive a bolt 3 of thetype having a square portion l adjacent its head. A plurality ofopenings 5 are formed in the length of the strip 1 and correspond insize to the square portion 4 of the bolt 3 so as to snugly receive thesame and prevent the bolt from turning when rotating the nut 6 thereon.4An end portion of the strip extends beyond the loop 2 so as to underlapthe opposite end portion of the strip when the clamp is applied, asshown most clearly in Figure 4.

The clamp is adapted for use in securing the hose couplings of internalcombustion engines and for securing fittings to rubber hose or tubingand, by reason of the peculiar formation and the plurality of openings5, the clamp is readily adjustable to different sizes of hose or tubing.In practice, after the hose or tube 7 has been slipped upon the part 8,it may be made secure by passing the strip about the same and adjustingthe loose end having the openings 5 so as to come opposite the loop 2,after which the bolt 3 is passed through registering openings of theloop 2 and strip, after which the nut 6 is placed in position andtightened to draw the strip about the hose and securely clamp the same.

What is claimed is:

l. A hose clamp comprising a metal strip having a portion adjacent anend crimped to provide an offstanding loop in which is formed anopening, said strip having a plurality of square openings in its length,and a bolt having a square portion adjacent its end to engageone of thesquare openings of said strip and the opening of said loop, and a nutthreaded upon the bolt and adapted to draw end portions of the striptogether and tighten the'clamp about the part to be made fast.

2. A hose clamp comprising a strip having an ofl'standing portionadjacent an end and provided in its length with a plurality of openingsof non-circular outline, a belt adapted to pass through an opening inthe offstanding portion of the strip and having a part adjacent its headof non-circular outline to correspond with the outline of the openingsformed in the length of the strip, and a nut threaded upon the bolt andada-pb ed to coact therewith to tighten the clamp about the part to besecured.

In testimony whereof we afliX our sign tures in presence of twowitnesses.

MICHAEL J. BAHTU. JESS A. FISTE.

Witnesses:

FRED l oUDEN, TalonV Womans,

